1. Based on the next year’s dividend, the dividend yield of a stock is 5.5%. The dividend growth rate is assumed to be 4%. What is the required rate of return for the stock?
a. 1.5% b. 4.18% c. 5.72% d. 9.50%
2. The price of book ZXY is 2x while its peers are trading around 3x. What would be the implied price of ZXY if its book value per share if $35 and it’s worth as much as its peers?
a. $105 b. $70 c. $17.5 d. $11.67
3. In order to find the Minimum Variance Portfolio (MVP), which constraints do you include in the Markowitz’s portfolio variance minimization process? Assume no short sale is allowed.
I) Expected Return = a specified return
II) The weight on each stock must be greater than or equal to zero
III) The sum of all weights must add to 100%
a. I only b. II and III only c. I and III d. I, II, and III
4. Firm ZXY has $20 mil in Debt, $30 mil in Book Value, $90 mil in Total Asset and a market value of $65 mil. The earning for the year is $8 mil. Its return on capital is
a. 16.0% b. 9.4% c. 8.89% d. 5.71%